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WILLIAM MOULTON., F ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO W. 'WEAVER AND COMPANY, 0F ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A FIRM.

CLASP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

Application led July 28, 1914. Serial No. 853,736.

Be itltnown that I, XVILLIAM MoULToN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and a State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Clasps, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to that classv of clasps which are particularly adapted to use upon lingerie, neckties, and other parts of wearing apparel.

The essential objects of my invention are to provide a non-abrasive means in a clasp for yieldingly 'pressing the engaged pieces of fabric into frictional Contact with an adjacent portion of the clasp; to prevent shpping of clasp upon the engaged fabric; to prevent wrinkles adjacent the edges of the clasp; to render an engaging means inconspicuous; to prevent cutting or defacement of the engaged fabric; and to attain these results in a structure that is inexpensive to construct, and certain and facile in operation.

To the above ends essentially my invention consists in such parts and combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the apsanded claim.

`V -ln the accompanying drawings which ,form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation of A-my novel clasp Jengaged with two fabric strips, Fig. V2, a Section of the same on line w, of Fig. 1, Fig. 3, a side elevation of the clasp in open position, Figs. 4 and 5 a bottom plan view andl an end elevation respectively of the same in closed position, and Fig. 6, a section on line y, y. of Fig. 2, omittingthe inclosed fabric. Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

The clasp is formed from a continuous strip of Ythin, fiat, resilient material, and comprises a base 1, provided with parallel longitudinal slits 2, equidistant from the side edges of the base, and the strip of material 3 included between the slits 2 is stretched and bent by suitable toolsginto a resilient arched portion, whose integral ends are located near and equidistant from the ends of the base 1.

tongue upon the base, and a At one end of the base the material is provided with an open semi-circular bend 5, and the remaining material is continued to form a flat tongue 6 disposed in the plane of the base and terminating in a fiat hook 7. The hook 7 being resilient is adapted to overlap and frictionally engage a fiat hook 9 upon the adjacent end of the base l.

The operation of my clasp isas follows:

Two overlapped pieces 10 of lingerie or tie rest upon the base 1 and portion 3 of the clasp, and the tongue 6 is then manually pressed against the inclosed stripsl untilthe hook 7 overlaps and engagesthe hook 9,

whereby the parts are fastened. The pres' sure of the tongue 6 coperating with the yielding pressure of the member 3 after this engagement forms a sufficiently tight enagement of the parts to prevent any movement of the clasp lengthwise of the engaged strips, and at the same time the pressure is -so evenly distributed transversely of the pensive..w

In a clasp, the combination of a base, a resilient arcuate longitudinally-disposed member formed from the base and integral at its-ends therewith, a hook upon the base forming an integral continuation thereof, a hook upon the tonguey and forming an integral continuation of the same, said latter hook adapted to engage, conform to and closely embrace the lfirst named hook when in closed position.

In testimony whereof I have aliixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM MOULTON.

Witnesses:

GRACE S. MoULToN, ESTHER H. EMERSON. 

